The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-05-19
LITERARY CHAT.
SOUTHERN WRITERS AND
THEIR POPULARITY.
1.-THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF IascoLx.s

"THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF IaScoLx'
New Works, in Verse and Prose, and
Comments Thereon-The Forum"
and About its June Contents-Louise
| Chandler Moulton's Forthcoming
"chats' of the Situation
and "Drone's Honey" ETC., etc.
Special correspondence Of the Goid Leaf. 4
| New YORK, May IS. 1887.
The initial article in HOpers for
May is upon the "Recent Movement
in Southern Literature" by one OF the
rising poets of Virginia, Charles w.
Coleman, Jr. 1t is remarkable ex-
hibit of the development of literary
genius in the South with special en-
phasis upon the younger group Of au-
thors, among whom are Joel Chandler
Harris, Geo. w. Cable, Grace King,
Thomas N. Page, Lafcadiv Hearn,
Amelie Rives, Frasces Courtenay Bal
lor, and Charles Egbert Craddock.
A brief personal sketch of each writer
is given, and twelve portraits with au-
tographs embellish the text. Mr..
Har-s S, the editorial writer of the At
lanta Constitution is well known under
the nom de Plume Of "Uncle Remus.'
and George w. Gable as the author OF
"Old Creole Days" and "Dr. SEWER
Miss Grace King is a young lady OF
New Orleans, who has recently come
before the public with two or three
excellent short stories of Southern life.
Her literary 6e6af was made in "Mon-
sieur Motte," which appeared in the
first issue of the Neo Princeton Re
yiew. Mr.. Thomas N. Page is a
young lawyer of Richmond, Va, who
/ has given rare promise in his dialect
stories, "Marse Chan" and "Mch
Lady," Mr.. Laicadiv Hearn is a
New Orleans journalist who has won a
reputation by his "Stray Leaves from
Stray Literature" an Interpretation ol
|, Eastern stories and legends in musical
English prose. Miss Amelie Rives
the young Southern writer, whom Mr.
Aldrich first introduced to the world
of letters through the atlantic fol
March, 1886, by a story of ga Brother
to Dragons" is reported by friend tc
be deluged with applications from
publishers from work by her. She /:
now engaged upon story that is said
will rival her first effort, and the new
story has been secured by the editor
of Libbinfon's Maga2ine, in which
the tale will shortly appear as one 0
that periodicals. series of ''complett
novels in one number" The story il
entitled 1.-The Farrier Lass O. Piping
Pepworth," and, though in diAeren
vein from ga Brother to Dragons i
is pronounced to be superior iii interes
} and literary value. Miss Rives
whose portrait appears in this month
Ha,tey's, l am told, is one of tn
most beautiful women in the South
Her father is rich Virginian, ant
brother to Mr.. F. R. Rives of this city
What gallant Northerner will secur
this prize? Rumor has it that ther
are several pretenders.
Miss Frances G. Baylor, of Win
chester, Va, is the author of the move
II "On Both SideS,'' and of the charmin
story for young people, "Juan an
Iuanita," now running in the pages
St. Nicholas. But of all the group {
3 Southern writer's the most interestin
parsonage is Miss Mary N. Murfre'
who chooses to be known by the nam
of "Charles Egbert Craddock. Mi
Murfree's birthplace at Grantland
u Tenn, was the site of the battle
Murfreesboro. The old homestea
and its surroundings she has acurate
described IN her first novel, "Whel
% the Battle was Fought" Miss Mu
frees other stories of Tennessee moul
tain life, "The Star in the Valley" ar
er "In the Clouds" have given her
an popularity not exceeded by that
" any young writer of the present da
She possesses rare descriptive power
- and her style is delicate and origins
She is professed sentimentalist, pc
sessed by faith rather than possessil
faith. AT times she is almost alarr
ing in her vigorous romanticisms; b
she is persistent in its use, and wiel
ND her instrument with as much vigt
ng and, to many minds, with more fas'
NY nation than the realist. On the who
IRE the movement in Southern literatt
we iustifies the belief that the time is Il
C., far distant when in the domain
American letters the representatives
the South will hold place among
noblest and the best.
A handsome edition Of 1.-The Ever
- day Lite of Abraham Lincoln"
been brought out by the N. D. Thonl
son Publishing Company, of St. Lo
and New York. The contribute
which have been used in its compi
tion have been gathered from many a
widely differing sources by Mr.. Fra
els F. Browne, and have been SO pr'
y. & erly placed and SO skilfully united il
la continuous account as to. make
and deeply interesting biography. !
y. rAl. L. IL, cRENn